Central Illinois Daily Life March: 18-24

Images of people and events as seen through the eyes of News-Gazette photographers.

Central Illinois Daily Life March: 18-24

Wesley Whalen, Champaign, gets laughed at by a smiley face as he rides his skateboard in one of the bowls at the Skate Park at Spaulding Park in Champaign on Friday, March 22, 2013.

Central Illinois Daily Life March: 18-24

Justin Russell of Clearly Windows, Bloomington, cleans the windows on the Hill St. parking garage in Champaign on Friday, March 22, 2013.

Central Illinois Daily Life March: 18-24

Champaign Park District seasonal worker Kaleb Ingersoll hangs a net on a soccer goal at Dodds Park near Parkland on Friday, March 22, 2013.

Central Illinois Daily Life March: 18-24

Photographer: Rick Danzl

City of Danville electrician Bob Marana strings wires through a new street light to be installed near Fairchild Street in Danville Friday March 22, 2013, one of 17 being placed along the street. Weather permitting, they will be installed by the end of next week.

Central Illinois Daily Life March: 18-24

Photographer: John Dixon

Stand Alone - Mike Daly burns the trash off the top of his garden, behind his home at the intersection of Windsor and Cottonwood Roads, near Urbana on Thursday March 21, 2013. Daly said he was getting his garden ready for Spring.

Central Illinois Daily Life March: 18-24

Photographer: John Dixon

John Kaeb, climbs a rebar wall to tie it off at the Hyatt Place Hotel construction site in downtown Champaign on March 21, 2013. Construction workers said the rebar will reenforce a concrete wall that will be poured for the lobby area of the hotel.

Central Illinois Daily Life March: 18-24

Photographer: John Dixon

Stand Alone - Jill Stroberger, a topiary designer, adds succulents to a topiary in a greenhouse at Country Arbors Nursery, east of Urbana on Thursday March 21, 2013. In addition to the topiarys, the nursery has potted up 30,000 perennial, and 300,000 annual plants to prepare for the Spring sales and planting season.

Central Illinois Daily Life March: 18-24

Photographer: Rick Danzl

Workers from O'Neil Brothers of Champaign, fill around supports on the Fairchild Street subway replacement project in Danville Monday March 18, 2013. The work to replace the subway is scheduled to be completed in 2014.

Central Illinois Daily Life March: 18-24

Photographer: Robin Scholz

Jason Waller, left, and Arborist Dave McKinney, UI employees of Facilites & Services, watch as the tree is lifted out of its pot and moved to the sidewalk in front of Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in Urbana on March 18, 2013.

Central Illinois Daily Life March: 18-24

Photographer: John Dixon

Joe Meyer of Champaign, walks with his children Jack, 5, left, Lilly, 3, and the family dog, Champ, on Elm Blvd. in Champaign on Tuesday March 19, 2013. The kids picked up sticks and explored the neighborhood as they walked.

Central Illinois Daily Life March: 18-24

Photographer: Robin Scholz

Craig Kempher, Tree Foreman with the Champaign Park District, tills up the soil at the Eddie Albert Gardens near Parkland College in Champaign on Tuesday, March 19, 2013. He said garden plot renters can start work on their plots on April 1.

Central Illinois Daily Life March: 18-24

Photographer: Robin Scholz

Roxie Wilkerson and her grandson Leo Severin,9, didn't let a little cold get in the way of enjoying some hoops on the first day of spring at Eisner Park in Champaign on Wednesday, March 20, 2013.

Central Illinois Daily Life March: 18-24

Photographer: Rick Danzl

STAND ALONE----City of Danville electrician Bob Marana wires a new street light to be installed near Fairchild Street in Danville Wednesday March 20, 2013, one of 17 being placed along the street.

Central Illinois Daily Life March: 18-24

Photographer: Rick Danzl

Chuck Robinson, Kag's Barbecue Catering Service, Danville, turns a slab of ribs being smoked at the intersection of south Gilbert and North Streets in Danville Friday March 22, 2013. Robinson sells a variety of smoked meats and side dishes on the corner Friday and Saturdays 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.